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I shook my head "No I haven’t had the heart"

"Good" She sounded relieved "Good I haven’t said anything to Brian, and I’ll break it off I’ll do it when I get ho It was a different Enize She was cold and fir, or that’s how I should’ve been Aain "You should do it now Get it done You’re here with us Maybe you could take some time off next week We could all stay here and help you"

She stiffened at my words "Theresa doesn’t know"

"I know, and I’ I was the nasty bitch, not her, but this wasn’t the life we lived anymore That was the truth about our situation I couldn’t be the friend to her that I would’ve been before Mallory, before Franco Dunvan "If you’re really going to do it, do it now" I reached over the table and slid her phone so it was right in front of her

She took her phone Her eyes didn’t leave mine

"It’ll be better this way," I said My heart was ripping, though Chills went down ht now

"Okay" She held the phone to her chest and slid out from her end of the booth As she passed byto need you after this"

I was going to hell Grasping her ar someone I considered faht She loved him, I could tell, and she’d never told Theresa She’d bein silence

I was a shitty person

Then my phone buzzed with a text froht I’ you first, but I’ll explain everything It took a day longer, but it was necessary How are you?

I replied, Fine It’ll be good to see you I love you As I put my phone away, a tear fell onto the back of s later, Theresa returned to the box S it up as she slid next to me "Where’s Amanda?"

"She’s on the phone"

"Oh" A s "I hope she stays on it for a while"

"She’s not normally like that"

"I know" Theresa cast me another frown as she picked up her drink and sucked fro’s up her crack, but I knoasn’t me She’s the one ants me to move in with Noah Maybe that’s what it’s about? You think she’s jealous?"

I tensed "Jealous?"

"Of me and Noah She’s alone I mean, I don’t knohy She’s beautiful I know she’s had offers, but she never dates Is that what it’s about? She’s worried about when I’llup to cover her mouth "Oh, no I can’t believe I said that"